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Episode 67:

It All Comes Crashing Down

Runtime: 86 Minutes

Rob and Dave take a look back at 1982s E.T the Extra-Terrestrial. We talk about the career of its creator, Howard Scott Warshaw leading up to the creation of the E.T. video game. We'll look at the game itself, and talk about what was thought about it at the time. We'll follow that up with a look at the video game crash of 1983, all the causes of it, including E.T's contribution, and some of the effects it had on the industry. Join us for an anything but recession-proof trip down Memory Card Lane.

E.T the Extra-Terrestrial

References:

E.T the Extra-Terrestrial Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - E.T the Extra-Terrestrial Cover Art

Additional Sources:

Article on the Video Game Crash of 1983:

  Wikipedia - Video game crash of 1983

Article on the 1st Generation of Consoles:

  Wikipedia - First generation of video game consoles

Article on the 2nd Generation of Consoles:

  Wikipedia - Second generation of video game consoles

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/